As workers fight for their rights across the country, New Democrats have workers’ back this Labour Day
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Statement on International Overdose Awareness Day
NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP: With school starting back up, students need more affordable housing, not political games
VICTORIA – On Wednesday, Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, joined by NDP MP Laurel Collins (Victoria), called for measures to build more homes that students can afford while they’re already trying to keep up with the costs of tuition, groceries and high bills. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP calls for a special committee to deal with tax avoidance by billionaires
THOMPSON, MB – On Tuesday, NDP critic for Tax Fairness Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) wrote to her newest Liberal counterpart, the minister of National Revenue, calling for the creation of a special committee of Parliament to crack down on tax avoidance by billionaires this fall. This committee would bring all parties around the table to…
DetailsNDP urges Liberals to stand up to oilsands CEOs
OTTAWA – New Democrats are calling on Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to get serious about the climate catastrophe and stand up to the Oilsands CEO giants. The call comes in response to comments made by Suncor CEO Rich Kruger, who bragged of the “urgency” for big oil to make as much money as possible from…
DetailsJagmeet Singh urges Trudeau to announce financial assistance for wildfire evacuees at his cabinet retreat
SASKATOON — On Monday, after the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Caroline Cochrane, confirmed that the Prime Minister has not committed financial assistance for residents who were forced to evacuate due to raging wildfires across the territories, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urged Justin Trudeau to commit to do so at the Liberals’ cabinet retreat…
DetailsNDP condemns Meta for blocking lifesaving information online amid raging fires
In reaction to Meta blocking vital and lifesaving information on its platforms amid fires in the Northwest Territories and in northern British Columbia, NDP critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsSingh commits to build more homes for students – lowering rents for everyone
TORONTO – On Thursday, following many reports that many students are struggling to find a place to rent, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh proposed solutions to build more affordable homes for students, which will also lower rents for everyone. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsSingh in Edmonton to highlight NDP’s dental-care results
EDMONTON – On Tuesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Edmonton to talk about the NDP delivering dental care for families and this year’s upcoming expansion of the program. Singh and the NDP delivered dental care for 10,580 children and their families in Edmonton with a first cheque of $650 to help pay for…
DetailsNDP Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Fall of Kabul
NDP Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Critic Jenny Kwan and NDP Foreign Affairs and International Development Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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